LFW: Corrie's Solo

THIS time last season Corrie Nielsen was gearing up for her first outing at London Fashion Week as part of the Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden finalists' show. But this time round, she's preparing for her very own solo LFW show.

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"There has been a lot of preparation for this show - I am making the most out of this opportunity and a lot of hard work has gone into it. I feel quite confident about presenting it," says Nielsen, noting the past few months leading up to it to have consisted of "many late nights and a few overnights".

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Nielsen, a Central Saint Martins graduate with a stint at Vivienne Westwood under her belt, always wanted to get into fashion and it was her voluminous and corseted creations that caught the eye of John Galliano - last season's Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden chair. So, what has she in store for us with this collection?

"The collection has developed with more volume and dramatic shape," says the designer, summing it up as being timeless, elegant and modern. "Timeless - the influence from the Elizabethan period; elegant - the way the day and eveningwear wraps, folds and drapes; modern - shaped and cut tailor-made jackets," she elaborates.

Corrie Nielsen will show her autumn/winter 2011-12 collection on February 18.